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Post by seancass on Mar 31, 2014 18:42:55 GMT -5
Man I would Love an Uberti SAA in 44 Magnum! Shoot a lot of boolits thru that fine sixgun!  |
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Post by CraigC on Apr 1, 2014 9:50:32 GMT -5
I've handled the Callahan a few times and was really impressed. Looks like a lot of sixgun for the money. I'll probably pick one up before too long.
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Post by curmudgeon on Apr 1, 2014 10:17:50 GMT -5
What is a boolit ? What a joke!!!!! Grates my bullet nerves too.
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Post by taffin on Apr 1, 2014 10:22:02 GMT -5
What is a boolit ? What a joke!!!!! Grates my bullet nerves too. BIG TRIPLE AMEN TO THAT LEE!!!! |
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Post by bigmuddy on Apr 1, 2014 14:14:37 GMT -5
Colt made their SA in 36 calibers, suposedly. Their SAA in only one, the .45 Colt. If not .45 Colt caliber, it is not a SAA to the purest. I've heard this a few times over the years, but Colt calls them SAA's so I think that makes 'em SAA's. It says so on the barrel, on the box, in the catalog...etc. I agree with Terry that when someone refers to an SAA I am thinking Colt, and nothing else. SA...ok! SAA = COLT!!!!And "boolit"?? Grates on nerves is an understatement. It's just silly in my opinion. (same as when someone tells me they will send me an "e mule"  ) Now to the original question, I have another question. It seems that there are a few guns that are similar in size to the SAA that have been chambered in 44 mag. I even thought at one time I may want one. But then I realize and most agree these guns probably should not be fed full power magnum ammo. Something more in the heavy 44 special category. So I ask, why not just get a 44 special? (Which I did). Dan |
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Post by cable on Apr 1, 2014 15:29:05 GMT -5
great western made their colt size single action in 44 magnum back in the 50s. not common but saw one at auction recently.
as to uberti 44 magnums, they have intermittently made 44 magnuns, on a slightly larger frame, in the past. iver johnson for one imported them, and have seen them with fixed sights and adjustable sights as well.
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Post by CraigC on Apr 1, 2014 16:07:47 GMT -5
A "boolit" is a mental speed bump that interrupts my thought process every time my eyes encounter it.
Referring to anything other than a Colt Single Action Army also causes me to mentally pause. I have no problem with referring to SAA replicas as "SAA", because I know that a Uberti SAA or Pietta SAA is not actually a Colt. It's easier than trying to remember the myriad names they come up with to call them like Cattleman, Hombre, Dakota, Peacekeeper, Longhorn, Evil Roy, Model P, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
However, I'm not going to get bent out of shape about it or humiliate anyone over such things. Contrary to popular belief, I even let "Old Model Vaquero" slide more often than not.
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Post by bobwright on Apr 1, 2014 16:32:22 GMT -5
I think we should note for the record [ AGAIN!!] here this specically : THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SAA [ Single Action Army ] 44MAGNUM PRODUCTION revolver as this is the name of Colts SA sixguns exclusively and CANNOT be used by anyone else as a name for their SA sixguns. When you say or write SAA that is a COLT period and there is NO other. IF we keep changing all the terminology or faking it as we go pretty because we are too damned lazy to do it correctly, soon no one knows a hoot in hades what you are talking about. No Uberti, no ASM, no Cimarron, NO Ruger NO ETC have or sell a SAA revolver no matter how much they wish it were true, and i have a bunch of 'em too and do NOT hold then in disrepute because they are not of COLT manufacture. AND ONE MORE TIME : a non-stainless Redhawk in henceforth known as a BLUEHAWK...................................................HA...gotcha And so it goes... What then, pray tell, is a stainless Blackhawk? A Shinyhawk?  Bob Wright |
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Post by TERRY MURBACH on Apr 1, 2014 17:28:51 GMT -5
MAKES SENSE to me, Bob !!
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Post by seancass on Apr 1, 2014 17:45:24 GMT -5
Just seeing how many bears I can poke with one little stick!  I probably shouldn't have supported the thread jack. Sorry for helping veer off topic. |
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Post by seancass on Jul 5, 2014 0:56:33 GMT -5
I handled a Pietta 44 Magnum with fixed sights today. 4 5/8" barrel, running around $450 at Cabela's and they had a pile of them, all same barrel length. The interesting part was the grip. It's LONG! Felt much longer than a bisley or a FA. But it's also thin. I bet it's pretty nice to shoot. Also, as others mentioned, the lock-up was very tight. Trigger wasn't too good, lots of creep, but light and smooth enough that I suspect it would be an easy fix.
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Post by Griff on Jul 5, 2014 12:24:16 GMT -5
Colt made their SA in 36 calibers, suposedly. Their SAA in only one, the .45 Colt. If not .45 Colt caliber, it is not a SAA to the purest. Not so, the Model designation as carried on the barrel is "SINGLE ACTION ARMY" followed by the chambering, except in the case of 1st gen & now late 3rd gen .44-40s, which reads "FRONTIER SIX-SHOOTER". Colt's SAA US martial production were all in .45 Colt, however. So, while is would correct to say "I have a SAA in xyz," saying it's an either a "Cavalry" or "Artillery" model would not! Uberti did make a SA in .44RemMag, but I don't believe Pietta has. The Uberti .44 Mag is slightly larger than the Colt, with a noticeably thicker top strap. |
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Post by Griff on Jul 5, 2014 12:30:26 GMT -5
I handled a Pietta 44 Magnum with fixed sights today. 4 5/8" barrel, running around $450 at Cabela's and they had a pile of them, all same barrel length. The interesting part was the grip. It's LONG! Felt much longer than a bisley or a FA. But it's also thin. I bet it's pretty nice to shoot. Also, as others mentioned, the lock-up was very tight. Trigger wasn't too good, lots of creep, but light and smooth enough that I suspect it would be an easy fix. Learn something new everyday! Thanks. |
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Post by tek4260 on Jul 5, 2014 13:25:31 GMT -5
I'd imagine that the name "castbullets" was already taken, thus "castboolits" and boolit was born.....
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Post by bagdadjoe on Jul 5, 2014 13:52:18 GMT -5
EAA Bounty Hunter comes in .44 mag. I have a .45 Colt and it hits point of aim right out of the box, which none of my Vaqueros have. Mine is built well and groups well. Does have the transfer bar and cocking feels different than my Rugers. They are usually priced right. EAA imports them, they don't build anything, so don't compare to the allegedly horrible "Windicator" .357
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I probably shouldn't have supported the thread jack. Sorry for helping veer off topic.
